Wednesday, 21 September 2016

Computer won't wake from sleep with Windows 7 sp1 installed

I have a very persistent and annoying problem.

My desktop consistently will not wake from sleep.When going to wake the computer, the fans spin up and everything becomes powered, but the display stays off.The only option at this point is to press and hold the power button or switch off the power supply. Windows will boot, run, and shutdown normally, but it fails every time when trying to wake from sleep.The problem started after installing Windows 7 service pack 1, and goes away if the service pack is uninstalled.

I have an EVGA FTW3 motherboard with a Crucial C300 SSD as my main drive.I thought I had found a fix withhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2495523 but it didn't work.My bios is up to date, the firmware is current on my SSD, and my Marvell controller firmware is current.I have tried plugging my SSD into the Intel SATA ports (and disabling the Marvell controller while doing so) but it didn't help.I have gone through every BIOS setting imaginable with EVGA support, tried turning off "allow hybrid sleep" in the power settings.The only change that I have found that "fixes" the problem is uninstalling Windows 7 service pack 1.

For all you people with EVGA boards like me, the new beta bios "80" released on 3/29/2011 fixed the issue.http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=932958 I am sooooo happy to have my sleep mode back.Enjoy.

This particular error can easily be resolved with a few simple steps. However, if you are not confident in your ability to use the methods below or they do not fully remove the issue on your computer, you may want to seek the assistance of a qualified repair technician who is well versed in fixing Computer won't wake from sleep with Windows 7 sp1 installed.